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Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country :
| Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,224 km, Chile 5,150 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 579 km .
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| Land Boudaries Total :
| 9,665 km .
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| Geographic Coordinates :
| mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest .
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| Area Total :
| 2,766,890 sq km .
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| Area Land :
| 2,736,690 sq km .
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| Area Water :
| 30,200 sq km .
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| Area Comparative :
| slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US .
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| Coast Line :
| 4,989 km .
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| Railways Total :
| 34,091 km (167 km electrified) .
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| Highways Total :
| 215,471 km .
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| Waterways :
| 11,000 km (2004) .
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| Ports and Harbors :
| Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Comodoro Rivadavia, Concepcion del Uruguay, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Necochea, Rio Gallegos, Rosario, Santa Fe, Ushuaia .
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Alta Gracia is a city located in the north-centre of the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Its name means "High Grace". It is built upon the Sierras Chicas, in a region that the Comechingón indians used to call Paravachasca. It has about 43,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]).
History
In the 17th century Alta Gracia was as a large agricultural ranch (an estancia) operated by Jesuits. Along with other ranches, including Colonia Caroya, Jesús María, Santa Catalina, La Candelaria y San Ignacio de los Ejercicios, Alta Gracia was founded to economically support the Collegium Maximum or "Colegio Máximo", one of Argentina's first universities (Universitas Cortuba Tucumaæ) today: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, and other educational institutes that are now part of the Manzana Jesuítica ("Jesuit Block"), an important center in Córdoba City.
Owners of the Estancia Alta Gracia:
Don Juan Nieto, 1588
Alonso Nieto de Herrera, who named it after "Nuestra Señora de Alta Gracia"
The Society of Jesus (donated by Alonso Nieto)
Santiago de Liniers, 1810, who lived there for about 5 months
José Manuel Solares, 1868
Manuel de Falla
Attractions
Alta Gracia has a rich historical heritage. Some of the most important places are:
The museum of Santiago de Liniers.
"El Tajamar", a man-made lake.
"El Obraje", a workshop were the Jesuits taught many indians the different crafts.
The Sierras Hotel, which John F. Kennedy has visited.
A house where revolutionary Che Guevara used to live.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)
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